Coronavirus


Finance

Remote Working Proves Unexpected Hero as Half of US Economy Shifts to Home Offices

To those who believe in a digital future in which decentralization makes systems more resilient, the coronavirus crisis has expedited the inevitable.

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Markets

Letter from the Philippines: Life During Coronavirus

Leah Callon Butler works out where to stash her cash and tries to tell fact from fiction amid the coronavirus shutdown in the Philippines.

A checkpoint in Tuguegarao City, the Philippines. Via the Philippine Information Agency

Markets

Crypto Markets Can Never Close, and That's a Good Thing

Should markets temporarily close even temporarily to calm investor panic? Noelle Acheson says no while crypto markets can’t. Both are good things.

PLACE YOUR ORDERS: Investors in crypto assets, especially those who believe in the true purpose of markets, must take some comfort from the knowledge there is no way their intentions could be thwarted by a centralized decision. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

Bitcoin, Stablecoins, DeFi and Privacy: How COVID-19 Is Changing Key Crypto Narratives

How the once-in-a-generation COVID-19 pandemic is shifting the way with think and talk about different parts of the crypto industry - from bitcoin to DeFi to stablecoins.

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Finance

German Startup Pitches Decentralized ID for Prescription Pickup During COVID-19

Coronavirus drove blockchain startup Spherity to develop a decentralized ID prototype for interacting with healthcare providers and pharmacies.

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Tech

World Health Organization Teams With IBM, Oracle on Blockchain-Based Coronavirus Data Hub

Big names like IBM, Oracle and the World Health Organization (WHO) will use blockchain technology to track data relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

A healthcare worker collects a coronavirus sample.

Policy

How a Flurry of 'Digital Dollar' Proposals Made It to Congress

Law professors who've long pushed for a digital dollar worked with Congress to bring the concept to a series of coronavirus relief bills earlier this week.

Sen. Sherrod Brown's office intends to pursue a digital dollar as its own Senate bill. (Credit: Shutterstock)

Markets

After Coronavirus 'War,' Bretton Woods-Style Shakeup Could Dethrone the Dollar

Seismic shifts might be in the offing for the global monetary system — a phenomenon that historically has occurred in the wake of world wars.

OLD GUARD: The Bretton Woods gathering in 1944 entrenched the dollar’s near-century-long reign as the world’s dominant currency (Credit: U.S. Office of War Information in the National Archives, via World Bank).

Markets

Don't Apply 2008 Thinking to Today's Crisis

Economists, analysts and big bank CEOs tell us there is nothing to fear because this time is different from 2008. If only it were so simple.

WELCOME TO 2020: A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer dons the N95 respirator prior to the arrival of international passengers at Dulles International Airport, March 13. (Credit: CBP/Wikimedia Commons)

Policy

UK Counties Warn of Bitcoin Scams Using Coronavirus as a Hook

U.K residents are being warned against scammers claiming to offer information on locals infected with coronavirus for payments in bitcoin.

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